Supervisory Fire Protection Specialist

Summary

About the Position: Serves as the Supervisory Fire Protection Specialist of Prevention and Inspection located on an Fort Carson This position is included under the provisions of Special Retirement Coverage (SRC) and may have both a maximum entry age and a mandatory retirement date. Click here for more information on SRC for Firefighters (Secondary)

Duties

• •Supervising employees within the Fire Prevention Branch.
• •Responsible for developing, planning and scheduling work.
• •Directs and overseas the maintenance of installation fire inspection records, fire investigation reports, as well as a multitude of other official records
• •Reviews building inspection hazard reports prepared by subordinates, insures information and documentation of inspections is annotated correctly.
• •Review and modifies program methods as needed to meet changing program objectives and program effectiveness.
• •Review plans and specifications for new construction and/or remodeling plans for existing structures.
• •Advise, counsels and instructs employees on both work and administrative matters.
• •Responsible for organizing, scheduling and completion of all required inspection requirements as established by regulatory timetables.
• •Organizes the installation training requirements into scheduled areas, sets up training classes for all military and civilian employee personnel.
• •Plans and conducts a comprehensive educational program for the annual Fire Prevention Week observance as required by National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. GS-10 Specialized Experience External: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Supervising a fire prevention team; (2) Managing a fire prevention program; (3) Providing advice on fire safety to leadership and coordinating with other emergency response agencies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). GS-10 Specialized Experience Internal: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) Serving as a lead or senior inspector; (2) Reviewing fire protection plans; (3) Developing or implementing fire prevention programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08). *NOTE: Because there is no position in the normal line of progression in the organization that is one grade lower than the position being filled, one year of specialized experience at the second lower grade level (GS-08) is creditable for in-service applicants. External applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09). In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirement above, applicants must also possess the below listed certifications (for their applicable grade) certified through DoD Fire and Emergency Services Certification System, International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC), or the Fire Service Professional Qualifications System (PRO-Board) in accordance with DoD 6055.06-M. To qualify, the incumbent must possess the following IFSAC/PROBOARD certifications at time of application: Fire Officer III, Fire Inspector III and/or Fire Inspector (NFPA Standard: 1030 Edition 2024), Fire Instructor II, HAZMAT Incident Commander and within one year of hire date you must obtain Fire Investigator. (Applicants must attach all certificate copies with application.) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-08).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted.